We’re back again with a full Strained Hammy Podcast. In this episode, we analyze the Cowboys Draft and talk about the Rangers’ impressive start to the season. Also, we have two times the outtakes!
Strained Hammy Podcast: Episode 6
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Lost Battles and Won Wars
Photo via DallasNews.com
Lose the battle; win the war.
The well known quote derived from Sun Tzu’s teachings was in the back of my mind as I watched Howie Kendrick and the Angels celebrate his walk-off home run at 12:21 am CST Tuesday night. Kendrick’s home run ended a thrilling eleven inning contest that was filled with heroics and errors from both sides. Although the game was lost (along with sleep), the Rangers had likely won the series that night.
Rangers win series vs. Rays
The Rangers’ third series of the year contained both the highlight and lowlight of the season thus far. The highlight being Game 2 of course, in which young Nick Tepesch’s fantastic debut lead the Rangers to a 6-1 win. The lowlight was the 2-0 loss in the coldest day game in Rangers Ballpark history. It was a sour note on which to end a successful homestand, but the Rangers left Arlington with a series win and a 6-3 record nonetheless.
Strained Hammy Podcast – Episode 5
In this week’s edition of the Strained Hammy Podcast, Travis, Rex and Mark discuss the good, bad and the ugly of the Rangers’ start to the season, if Monte Kiffin can cure the Cowboys’ defense’s turnover problem, and which teams they think are closest and furthest away from a championship. Enjoy the bloopers from Travis and Rex that bookend the podcast. Where are Mark’s bloopers, you ask? Surely he makes the occasional blooper? Well, when Mark edits the podcast, Mark’s bloopers cease to exist.
Contents
00:45 – 15:03: The Rangers’ start to the season
15:30 – 31:00: Can Monte Kiffin’s 4-3 defense create more turnovers?
31:28 – 48:12: Which D/FW team is closest to a championship? Which team is furthest away?
Rangers Win First Series vs. Angels
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The Rangers took two games of three from the Angels, their divisional rivals. A lot of attention was paid to Josh Hamilton’s return and the reception from the fans, but there are several other talking points to discuss.
(Very) Early Returns
This offseason, the Rangers shed some pretty big names – most notably Josh Hamilton, Michael Young, and Mike Napoli. Admittedly, 4 games into the 2013 season, it’s entirely too early to look at statistics, but it’s at least interesting to see how these players have started with their new clubs.
The Opening Series: K’s Aplenty
The Rangers faced their new AL West bunkmates, the Astros, and won the series two games to one. In the series, we saw two opposite ends of the baseball spectrum: near-perfectness and complete ineptitude. Let’s look at the good and bad aspects of the series from the Rangers’ perspective.
Strained Hammy Podcast – Episode 4
This week on the Strained Hammy Podcast, we give our Rangers season predictions, talk about Elvis and Tony Romo’s extensions, and discuss the Mavericks’ chances of making the playoffs.
2:00 – 17:20: Rangers season prediction
17:50 – 38:18: Elvis Andrus and Tony Romo extension talk
38:50 – 50:40: Mavs’ chance of making the playoffs
Rangers Extend Elvis Andrus
The Rangers just made their biggest mistake in franchise history, signing Elvis Andrus to a 8 year, $120 million contract extension that, when added to his current deal, will make him a Ranger for 10 years at a total cost of $131 million dollars.
Andrus certainly earned his new money after taking himself out of a Spring Training game because he got a tattoo, and going 0-4 on Opening Night. The shortstop, who’s seen his home run totals go down every year since his debut will be paid handsomely for his ineffectiveness.
Rangers lose on Opening Night
Matt Harrison ended his night with 9 strikeouts, but his loss of command in some key situations, combined with some odd bullpen usage doomed the Rangers on Opening Night, and they lost 8-2.